Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:52 PM
If I had been a boy I would have been Charles Alan. However, I was a girl so Mom wanted either Kimberly Anne, Stephanie Caitlyn, or Christine Elizabeth. Unfortunately my Mom's cousin named her daughter Kimberly so that was out and Dad vetoed it. They then decided that Christine Elizabeth was too long with our last name being thirteen letters long. Dad just didn't like Stephanie Caitlyn. Mom by then was frusterated and I was a few hours old with no name...so she came up with Mandy after the Barry Mantilow song "Mandy" which she liked. She legthened it to Amanda and remembered the Boston's song "Amanda" which was another plus. Dad loved it. Mom then wanted Amanda Elizabeth, Amanda Christine, Amanda Caitlyn, or Amanda Nicole all of which again Dad said no. Mom then exasperated suggested Amanda Lynn (Lynn being her middle name) and my Dad loved it.
When my brother was born if he had been a girl, he would have been Stephanie Caitlyn. However, he was a boy so he was going to be Charles Alan after our godfather. However, Mom's mom threw a fit about Alan being used as it was our Uncle Mark's middle name. So Mom and Dad changed it to Charles Andrew.
My husband Michael Robert would have been Elizabeth Ann.
Our son would have been Rebecca Lynn had he'd been a girl. I'm glad he was a boy. Our daughter would have been Matthew Robert had she'd been a boy.